Kalanidhi, Kalānidhi, Kala-nidhi, Kālanidhi: 11 definitions
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Kalanidhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Kalānidhi (कलानिधि) refers to the “Moon”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] May the deities of the ten gestures, who [have forms that] are in accordance with the powers of their respective gestures, are mild, and carry a snare and goad, endow me with the object of my desire. May the sixteen goddesses of attraction, [representing] the perennial constitutive digits of Kalānidhi [i.e. the Moon], draw towards me the object of my desire. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKalānidhi (कलानिधि).—the moon; अहो महत्त्वं महतामपूर्वं विपत्तिकालेऽपि परो- पकारः । यथास्यमध्ये पतितोऽपि राहोः कलानिधिः पुण्यचयं ददाति (aho mahattvaṃ mahatāmapūrvaṃ vipattikāle'pi paro- pakāraḥ | yathāsyamadhye patito'pi rāhoḥ kalānidhiḥ puṇyacayaṃ dadāti) || Udb.
Derivable forms: kalānidhiḥ (कलानिधिः).
Kalānidhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kalā and nidhi (निधि). See also (synonyms): kalādhara, kalāpūrṇa.
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Kālanidhi (कालनिधि).—Śiva.
Derivable forms: kālanidhiḥ (कालनिधिः).
Kālanidhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and nidhi (निधि). See also (synonyms): kālanātha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalānidhi (कलानिधि).—m.
(-dhiḥ) The moon. E. kalā a digit, nidhi a treasure; containing many digits.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalānidhi (कलानिधि).—m. the moon, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 91, 15.
Kalānidhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kalā and nidhi (निधि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalānidhi (कलानिधि).—[masculine] the moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKalānidhi (कलानिधि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a
—[commentary] on the Saṃgītaratnākara, by Kalinātha. See Saṃgītaratnākarakalānidhi.
1) Kalānidhi (कलानिधि):—[=kalā-nidhi] [from kalā] m. ‘a treasure of digits’, the moon, [Dhūrtasamāgama]
2) Kālanidhi (कालनिधि):—[=kāla-nidhi] [from kāla] m. Name of Śiva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalānidhi (कलानिधि):—[kalā-nidhi] (dhiḥ) 2. m. The moon.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKalānidhi (ಕಲಾನಿಧಿ):—
1) [noun] the moon, who has sixten digits.
2) [noun] a person who has expert knowledge in artistic quality, ability or work and keen discrimination in art, a connoisseur.
3) [noun] collectively, fine arts.
4) [noun] (mus.) a mode, in Karnāṭaka system, derived from the main mode Kharaharapriya.
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Kaḷānidhi (ಕಳಾನಿಧಿ):—
1) [noun] the moon who has sixten digits.
2) [noun] a person who has expert knowledge in artistic quality, ability or work and keen discrimination in art, a connoisseur.
3) [noun] collectively, fine arts.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nidhi, Kala, Niti.
Ends with: Alankarakalanidhi, Daivajnakalanidhi, Jatakakalanidhi, Melakalanidhi, Nayakalanidhi, Nyayakalanidhi, Samgitakalanidhi, Svaramelakalanidhi.
Full-text (+13): Svaramelakalanidhi, Daivajnakalanidhi, Samgitakalanidhi, Kaladhara, Kalapurna, Samgitaratnakara, Kalanatha, Cauguni, Sahayini, Graha, Apanyasa, Alpatva, Vinyasa, Nyasa, Amsha, Shadava, Sanyasa, Shodasha, Mudra, Bahutva.
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